Poor waste collection rate highlighted

Nearly a third of occupied homes in this country are not using, or have not been offered, a waste collection service, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA has called on the Government to make it state policy that all householders avail of a waste collection service.

Among those who are paying bin charges, the amount of household and light commercial waste being generated has fallen by 16% since 2007 — when waste generation was at its peak.